A researcher wants to study whether showing a video about car safety increases the likelihood of car seat use among a group of first-time parents.When obtaining informed consent,the researcher must include: Select all that apply.
A) an assurance of anonymity.
B) a statement of the research purpose.
C) consent to incomplete disclosure.
D) voluntary participation.

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Anonymity and voluntary participation must be assured in all research involving human subjects.In this study,parents who know ahead of time that the purpose is to see whether car seat use is increased may increase their use of car seats whether or not they view the video.In some cases,a statement of the research purpose can influence the results and a consent to incomplete disclosure may be obtained instead.

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